Most Wednesdays I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times. I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs. I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well. I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal. If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings. Sit back and join me now for the 95th serving of some whine and cheese!

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WINE WHINE

😦 I am so done with winter. I mean really over it. I know we don’t have the snow Boston does but still, I’m really ready for SPRING!

😦 Now, no offense to those with a handicap placard who really need it, so save the hate mail. But really folks, it clearly states on it to NOT DRIVE WITH IT HANGING ON YOUR MIRROR! Remove it when driving. And when that is hanging on the mirror and you are driving, does it make your car go slower or what? Do the freaking speed limit or get off the road slow poke! And for the record, if you can walk the entire mega super size grocery store, you don’t need to park in a handicap spot. Save it for the folks who really need it. Being obese is not an excuse, for crying out loud you NEED the extra steps! And again you manage to walk the entire store, you can handle the walk in the lot. Oh, and you can walk 20 feet TO PUT YOUR SHOPPING CART WHERE IT BELONGS! STOP BEING LAZY!

😦 There is nothing quite like a crushed roll of toilet paper. It is never quite right again. Instead of pulling it and it rolls smoothly, you get a rollthump-rollthump-rollthump. And the paper usually rips at the thump part so you end up with 6 individual sheets. Kind of annoying, like a shopping cart with one bad wheel that you should still PUT IN THE PROPER PLACE!

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🙂 Life is good. I mean really good. The Badge, he is just awesome sauce! We have a time table for the move to Sarasota (before mid-autumn this year) and we have 10 glorious days of vacation on Siesta Key coming up the end of June and beginning of July.

🙂 My baby girl finally, at 5 months along, has a baby bump! She is one of those really fit people so her abs are really strong, making it take longer to show. We find out at the reveal party on this coming Saturday what this little grandbean is going to be! Only hitch is I will likely be on Siesta Key when the baby arrives. I’m praying he/she shows up before Nana leaves on her vacation, or waits until I return.

🙂 I won’t have a super model style bikini body come vacation, but it will be much better than it is now. Loving going to the gym, even at the ungodly hour of 7am. I FEEL better now that I’m consistently working out, and I have so much more energy.

Most Wednesdays I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times. I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs. I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well. I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal. If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings. Sit back and join me now for the 93rd serving of some whine and cheese!

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😦 I decided that a flu shot was in order, since it is moving through everyone I know it seems. My arm hurts! I rubbed it like they say to do but dang it still painful.

😦 Read, after the fact, that this year’s flu vaccine is only about 50% effective, as they guessed wrong about the strains that would be going around and missed the most prevalent one. Oh well, 50% is better than none at all.

😦 My favorite pair of jeans are falling apart. I bought them already slightly loved at the thrift store near by. It’s my favorite way to buy jeans, already soft and broken in. But this pair is starting to rip apart and are so well worn that it is going to be time to get new ones.

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🙂 The scale is moving D-O-W-N again! I have a serious goal so that helps. And I’m taking intentional actions to achieve my goal, like logging every bite that enters my mouth, every ounce of water, every minute of activity and walking distance. I refuse to give up.

🙂 It’s pretty awesome when you hit the end of your day, and have been so careful to eat right that you have to have a beer in order to hit your minimum calorie range on your SparkPeople account! That is just breaking my heart!

🙂 I got my roots done and sporting pink in my bangs again this week. Was purple last time for The Badge as that is his favorite color. So glad I went back to blond.

DESSERT

I thought of my daughter-in-law when I saw this, and so my daughter.

And this is a dose of “awww”, my grand-pup’s first experience with Christmas lights!

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times. I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs. I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well. I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal. If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings. Sit back and join me now for the 87th serving of some whine and cheese!

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😦 Not real happy that it is cloudy and looks like it is going to rain. I wanted to go do a brochure toss but that doesn’t work well if rain is going to come down on the brochures. And it looks like severe storms later could be a possibility. That doesn’t thrill me at all. WOW and now the sun is peeping through to warm up that unstable air, just what we need.

😦 I think I have pink eye, or some sort of eye infection similar to that. This really sucks but hoping it will go away with some drops and compresses so I don’t have to spend money to go to the doctor.

😦 Really not a whine…but that is it for the unhappy faces. Oh and remember Long Beach? He’s back again. Bad penny? Booger on your finger you cannot shake off? Dunno but I know I’m NOT moving to California and I’m pretty sure he isn’t coming here, if he truly exists as who he claims.

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🙂 This working from home thing is awesome on many fronts, not the least of which is that I can sleep in nearly 2 more hours and still be working my full 8 hour day. I love it. I just need to keep the focus!

🙂 I got to spend part of my day with my favorite little Snugglebug, my grandson. I adore that little man so much! He is talking more and while I don’t always understand I do get most of it. He will be 2 years old the day after Christmas, he is just growing up way too fast!

🙂 Baby watch is on! My next grandson could arrive, any day now. I’m just TOO excited.

🙂 Happy Birthday to my mom!!! My new business partner, we have such fun together.

🙂 All but 2 of the items on my lengthy to-do list for work today are finished. I make the list up the night before, so I have a game plan each day. Some regular days will be set up as I go along and tweak but so far this is working out well.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times. I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs. I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well. I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal. If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings. Sit back and join me now for the 84th serving of some whine and cheese!

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WINE WHINE

😦 Menopause sucks when you have to go out on a job site and the structure is sealed up and no A/C or open windows. Glad that is not a normal part of my job.

😦 Nothing like being rudely awakened in the middle of the night by the weather radio going off in advance of an approaching severe thunderstorm. Then finding that your cat is nervously “making biscuits” (kneading) the pillow next to your head, purring in fear. You know it isn’t going to be good, even though there is no storm just yet, when the animals get freaked out. Then just as you are drifting back to sleep it goes off yet again, only now there is thunder and a LOT of lightening, wind blowing and reports of hail. I was not happy and I’m exhausted today.

😦 I am having serious issues with sweet cravings. This has to stop. I’m doing so good and do not need to be thinking about junkie calories.

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🙂 I am really excited about the second class I am taking, this one for work, which starts tonight. I LOVE learning new things!

🙂 The other class is 22 lectures long, for Nouthetic (Biblical) Counseling. My goal is to be a certified biblical counselor.

🙂 I am a little slow at discovering this, no doubt, but I figured out I could save a bundle on those instant oatmeal breakfasts. I just use a 1/4 cup of regular, old fashioned oats, a little brown sugar, and the smallest setting on my Keurig! All goes into a large coffee mug and after a few minutes I have breakfast. For about the same price as one or two of those prepackaged servings in a cardboard cup I have 40+ servings!

🙂 I achieved President’s Recognition Club with Avon, guaranteeing me 40% earnings the remainder of this year and all of the next calendar year! I also will be Avon’s guest at the PR Club gala dinner next Spring and receive free gifts from Avon. My Mrs. Albee award figurine for this year is GORGEOUS! She is my 3rd one now, and I love it. I have my sites set on Honor Society by the end of the calendar year, that would be a first for me.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times. I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs. I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well. I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal. If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings. Sit back and join me now for the 82nd serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

😦 I am on the verge of totally giving up on the male side of the species. Seriously. I re-activated my dating profiles on a few sites recently and I’m beginning to think I might be far better off S-I-N-G-L-E. My profile is so crystal clear about age, location and other criteria. No one pays attention at all. When I mention that I am not interested and why, things turn ugly. I give you the most recent of these exchanges.

July 13, 2014

A sends me a picture of a wine bottle and 2 glasses:

A – 4usOK?

Me – Um, you are 91 miles away, that really isn’t local.

*He then sends me a ‘gift’, a virtual red rose*

A – small price for my prize

Me – sorry, just not into long distance

A – yes u r

Me – no I am really not

A – ???????

Me – what is it you aren’t understanding?

A – nothing your done

Me – exactly

July 15th, 2014

A – your a bitch

Me – LOL because I don’t want to deal with long distances and set some boundaries for my relationships and life that you don’t happen to line up with you resort to name calling? Then you sir are certainly no gentleman. Good luck in your search for your prize.

A – I want you ok, u want me

Me – I am not interested. You have already shown me your true colors.

A – No, i’m yours get over it bitch

Me – Good bye

At this point I blocked him. I seriously question the sanity of this individual. He had responded but once I blocked him it all vanished. Thankfully I made screen shots of it all and his profile. Just wow. He also needs some English lessons.

You can see why I am discouraged with the male population. Most who contact me are WAY too old, WAY too young, still legally married (not an option), have no photos and are too far away. Some talk of relocating if I’m “the one”. That just freaks me out and sends red flags flying all over the place.

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🙂 It is SO gorgeous here! Windows open all night, crickets singing in the dark and a gentle breeze coming in the window. I slept like a downed tree.

🙂 The good sleep can also be attributed to the new memory foam topper on my bed. HEAVEN! It was all I had to get out of the bed and get ready for work.

🙂 Day 6 of the 24 Day Challenge from Advocare and I’m down 6 pounds. I am doing a serious happy dance. I have talked to many personal friends who have and are using this challenge and the products with great success, so I am more than happy to endorse this!

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 79th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

😦 I have been awake since 4am! Psycho kitty, Skyler, missed out last evening on the canned cat food. Wet food from a can is like cat crack around this house. Pull the tab and you are surrounded by 12 furry legs, purrs rising and fighting at your ankles to be closest to mama. A few feet away, observing and hoping I drop a bit is the dog. She is high on my dung list at the moment but I’ll get to that. When I served the wet food, Skyler was sulking about something and didn’t eat. At 4am she began throwing her little 4.4 pound self against our bedroom door, over and over again until I got up. I picked her up and carried her downstairs, and as we made our way down she bit me in the neck! The little vampire didn’t break the skin but it hurt, and when I went back to bed I smelled of tea tree oil, which I had applied as a precaution to the irritated skin. She did NOT get what she wanted, instead she landed in the penalty box, our first floor bathroom, because she wouldn’t give up.

😦 Upon my arrival back in the royal bed chamber, and snuggling back in under the blanket, just as my adorable, princess head hit the pillows…very bad dog began to whine. Yes THAT whine that spawned the writing of the post, Late Night Notes To Self. For the second time in the past 4 days, my very bad dog ate the cat’s food. That canned stuff rips her apart inside resulting in the worst doggie diarrhea. Not just in lack of form but in smell! I wasted NO time getting that dog outside. She spent a solid 5 minutes purging herself of the first round of hell, while I stood there in my jammies freezing. There was no way I was taking time to get a coat, that particular cry of “incoming” from a dog implies you are going to be lucky if you get the pooch outside in time. And I thought it was nearly over from the last round. She had returned to nearly normal stools, and other than filling my office with the most wretched puppy farts yesterday, she was back to normal. ARGH!

😦 Once back in my room again, I couldn’t sleep right away. Seems standing outside in the wind blowing 29 degree air around will wake you up rather quickly. So, I was laying there reading twitter posts from over night. I was on my side to keep my phone’s glow from bothering the King of the Man-Castle, as he had finally returned to a soft snore beside me. Yes, Psycho and Naughty Dog both had wakened him as well. My nose began to run. You know that trickle that will run right out of your nostril if you don’t catch it? Yep that one. And I wasn’t about to blow my nose and rouse the poor man again. So, with a tissue folded up and stuffed against my nose, I continued to read. Totally sexy image, I know.

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🙂 In the 30 minutes I spent reading through Twitter and Facebook, I stumbled on comments to one of my posts that had me struggling not to laugh out loud, as I was trying so hard not to disturb the King Knight. It reminded me of a text I had sent my daughter that said if she discovered a cute basket on her porch with her dog in it, that it wasn’t me. But auto-correct had changed it to a cute bakery. I am certain my dear Bubbles would have been very delighted to discover a bakery on her porch. I’ll share the post that had me laughing for Dessert today.

🙂 One of my favorite bloggers, The Bloggess, had been busy tweeting over night and I was enjoying her tweets:

I have this theory that everyone on the internet hates (but can’t look away from) the random train-wreck of one stranger they want to stab.

…And then I think that maybe I’m someone’s random person who needs to be stabbed. And I feel special. That’s not healthy, right?

Seriously. Even the kindest people I know have one person they follow that they want to scream at for being an asshole..

…I think it’s somewhat therapeutic though. Find your asshole.

Ew. That last tweet did not stand alone well.

I was laughing and agreeing (in my head because I was trying hard to be quiet). My asshole is not a stranger, I don’t really wish to stab her, but yep I’d say she is a train wreck and a source of endless entertainment and inspiration.

🙂 Ah my life, filled with situations, experiences, and people that give me so much to work with in writing my novels. You just can’t make this stuff up!

DESSERT

One quick note: there is NOTHING amusing about texting and driving!!! It is strictly the comments by the friend that are funny to me. Please please, when the car is moving, put your phone down!!

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 75th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

😦 It is only November 12th, and we’ve had one snow fall of a half inch or so, and I’m sick of it already. Yes, it is very pretty. But it is cold, and I don’t like being cold. And slick roads are no fun, especially when your car thinks it is going out for a spot in the ice follies. Spun that sucker around on an over pass, one and a half times so that I was going the wrong way in my lane when I finally stopped. Yep, that totally trumped my coffee for being on the edge.

😦 Cold means that I need to get my dog a sweater. If there is one thing I think is totally ridiculous it is a dog wearing sweaters. However, Yorkies don’t have fur, they have hair, and no under coat. If you are cold, the dog is also. So, if we are going to keep walking every day when I get home, she needs to be properly outfitted. Mittens or booties will not be necessary…at least I hope.

😦 The demon possessed cold on steroids that kicked my butt over the weekend is not letting go entirely. While I feel great, I still have the sniffles and a bit of a cough. OH the joy.

😦 Oh the joys of winter, like scraping your car windows. Not much fun with the arthritis in my hands, OUCH. Guess that goes with the joys of aging as well.

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🙂 Nothing says “gosh I am sure glad I have started nightly walks with the dog” like getting on the scale after 2 weeks and discovering you have shed 7.5 pounds. And it isn’t even a long route that we take, just 15 minutes but seems to be helping. Talk about motivation to extend the distance!

🙂 My jeans aren’t so snug anymore!

🙂 Skyler is back to being pure kitten. If she isn’t trying to sneak out of a room, into a closet, or picking a fight with one of the other cats, she is curled up in my lap. Love my little fluff ball.

🙂 When I get home this evening there is a wonderful man waiting for me. And a big slow cooker full of stew for dinner. I cannot wait! Great guy, good food, what more could a girl ask for?

DESSERT

One for every woman (and a few men) who hate finding dirty dishes in the sink.

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 71st serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

😦 I really have only one whine today. Yep just one, singular complaint. I wish people driving around would come to realize that sunglasses are not a fashion accessory. Sure, you can buy some really dazzling pairs and match them to your outfit, shoes or even your underpants. But they are a NECESSITY when driving into the sunrise in the morning. Because if you don’t have them on, you hit the brakes because you cannot see. This causes the dreadful chain reaction of others hitting their brakes to avoid hitting you. In some cases they are in the next lane and hit their brakes because they fear you might change lanes. The guy driving in the lane next to that person and one or two cars back sees the brake lights and panics and hits his, unaware of why you two are braking but not wanting to be involved in whatever unseen danger is lurking feels he should join the little brake-light-engaged party. Behind these folks others are forced to now brake and within seconds ya’ll have managed to bring hundreds and even thousands of cars on a major highway to a halt!

You sick, cheap-ass over achievers in stupidity need to exit the highway and go to any local gas station/stop-n-rob and buy some sunglasses. Priced to move from $5-$55 you can get yourself some eye protection and get back on the road and join the ranks of those of us with brains who prepare for that big, bright orange ball in the sky each morning.

Meanwhile, I think the ‘high speed’, passing, far left lane should be reserved for those folks sporting protective eye-wear. Those of us smart enough to actually be prepared for the morning blinded by the light arrival of sunshine should be rewarded for our choice to be ready for this event so WE can at least be moving!

Doesn’t matter if your choice of sunglasses makes you look like a super model, Lindsay Lohan after a serious bender, or those ‘birth control’ versions that will ensure you are unlikely to get laid anytime soon, just WEAR THEM!

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🙂 I am in SUCH a great mood! Mostly because I have opted to be. My entire morning routine was messed up and out of sync and I just didn’t care. I ROLLED with it! I have no foundation on because I forgot to use it! WHO CARES! no one here warrants my concerns about how my face looks. Music played in my head and I danced as I put on my face and then sang to the CD in my car all the way to work. Off key and sounding like a buffalo caught in a trap I belted out several great songs all the way to work.

🙂 I have a wonderful man in my life! We’re kinda like the Brady Bunch, but different! He has 3 kids, just like Mike Brady, only one is a girl. And he isn’t a gay actor portraying a straight man. And we aren’t married. I have moved in with my 3 babies. All are girls, just like Carol Brady’s were, only mine are 4-legged furry types. 2 cats and one Yorkie dog. And we don’t have a housekeeper/cook like Alice, so I’m not standing around snapping green beans, pretending to be cooking, while wearing a cute dress and pearls. But that also means we don’t have the creeper butcher, Sam, dropping by to hit on our housekeeper. But we’re a blended little bunch just like the Brady Bunch. I LOVE my life, I’m happy.

🙂 I learned how to do a direct sales party online, so now I can do them for anyone across the country, expanding my client base. That expands my income which hey, who can’t use a few more bucks?

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 70th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

😦 I really have NO tolerance for stupid drivers. On the way in today, on the highway doing 70mph, I watched a semi barely avoid running into the rear end of a car in the lane 2 over from mine. I have NO idea what the moron was doing, but he found himself on the tail end of the car in front of him and without looking swerved to his right barely missing the car as he shot into the other lane to his right. Fortunately there was no one in that lane or he’d have caused a major accident. Seriously people, put the damn cell phones down, books (yes I have seen people driving and reading books or newspapers!), makeup (really ladies, no one at the office needs to be that impressed that it’s worth risking your life and mine – paint the face at home or in the parking lot at the office) and just DRIVE!

😦 While I do love summer, not real fond of storms. Severe ones could happen today, and I dislike that. Yet we need that kind of weather here at work. Severe storms mean lightening that causes house fires, and wind damage. We get paid to fix the damage left behind. We need it but I don’t have to like it.

😦 Missing my honey. Long hours this week mean we see each other as we’re crawling into bed at night. Though if I have to chose between times to be apart, I do prefer to sleep next to him at night, I feel much safer that way, than be alone over night.

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🙂 Got to see some of the Tribe last night from the direct sales circles. Love my gal-pals and it just motivated me all the more! And I signed up for another direct sales business…jerky! WOOHOO! I couldn’t help it, $12 to start another business was too good to pass up and I know SO many folks that love good beef, buffalo and turkey jerky. They even have jerky for cats and dogs. LOVE it! And yes, if you want to sign up under me, I’d love to have you in my downline, just go to my site and follow the links!

🙂 It’s COLD in this office and I am so happy about that. No complaints, as outside it is SO humid. I don’t mind, but as one of my favorite weather forecasters here in Cincy said, outside it is “air you can wear”.

🙂 I got my new jammies in my Avon order. I know that is crazy, but I really do LOVE jammies. Modest, fun lounge wear styles that I can sport while I take the dog out to pee without giving the old guy next door heart failure. I may buy a second pair of these, they are so cute. Coca-Cola ones from Avon. They will be in an upcoming brochure for those wanting to buy some. :)

🙂 It’s dinner with the Divas today. I enjoy my family and while I’m bummed that I cannot be there with my honey, it is nice to have my Diva time with my mom and sister.

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 69th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WINE

😦 I have got to find a way to help Kentucky drivers realize that it is perfectly acceptable to do the speed limit. I don’t mean exceeding the limit and speeding, I mean getting the vehicle up to that limit, achieve that which is posted! 10 mph under is just flat out uncalled for, really! Come on, give it a try, it’s liberating!

😦 I had the non-bucket list experience of being on the ferry during a severe thunderstorm. I could see the sky was turning very dark grey, nearly black, as the storm was moving in, but I really did think that I’d be on the other side of the river in the blue grass state when it hit. I was off just a bit in my estimation, it hit just after the ferry had pulled away from the shore and was on it’s way. Windy, the rain was coming down so hard you could barely see from one end of the ferry to the other (it only holds 3 rows of about 6 cars each to give you a feel for it’s size). It rocked quite a bit too. Being one that gets motion sick, this is not a real treat, especially combined with fear of water I cannot see the bottom. I was pretty sure we were all going to die. Obviously I was wrong.

😦 I often say in winter that I am NOT going to complain about the weather in summer, as there is nothing I hate like being cold. But humidity is another issue. I really do not mind high, hot temperatures one bit, but humidity so thick that you feel like you are walking through warm pudding sucks! I am not happy.

😦 I am so tired of this hot flash crap that goes with menopause. I swear my core body temperature is comparable to that of the surface of the sun. The boyfriend found that highly amusing when I said it. I did not find it amusing when he had set the A/C up higher one day. 70 degrees, my adorable Knight, no higher. Even that is pushing it.

CHEESE

🙂 Every morning I get a sweet, sometimes funny, but full of love text from my Knight. I lock them so they don’t get deleted and want to figure out how to save them to my computer. I just love them.

🙂 Farts – they are funny! Sure, they can be smelly, and even deadly. The Knight claims to fart tulips. Personally, I fart fairy dust, fun fairy dust. The ex-hub used to discipline our kids if they broke wind around folks – do it in the bathroom or your bedroom. Okay I’m big on being polite if you have to fart, walk away and let it go, then stand there a few so you don’t drag it back into the fold with you. If you are in the store, with someone, be kind and send them away if you plan to crop dust the aisle. Farting is funny but please, use some courtesy. I am beginning to think my ex husband is such an uptight crab because he doesn’t blast one off more often and manage to find the humor in it. A rather involved discussion of farting had me laughing so hard my sides hurt last night, thanks to some high fiber energy bars I purchased at the grocery store, and then dinner at Buffalo Wings. I made the mistake of asking why the Knight’s meal was call The Triple Threat. Seems it is a triple threat to one’s digestive pressure release valve. The jokes continued and kept me up later than I wanted to be awake. But laughter keeps us healthy! The act of farting itself was NOT a part of the discussion. I’m still laughing this morning.